GRISEL. Chaucer calls himself Grisel, Scogan 35. He notes that Scogan gave up his lady at Michaelmas. For this sin against love, the God of Love may now punish all those who are hoary and round of shape, i.e., Chaucer and Scogan, the least likely to succeed in love. But perhaps Scogan will think Old Grisel loves to make fun in rhymes, Scogan 29-35. [Scogan]

Grisel is the common name for an old graying man or horse, derived from OF grisel, meaning "grey." It appears medially, Scogan 35.